Bauer's Rule of Idiocracy

Of greater danger than nobody knowing what to do is a broadly held presumption that somebody does.

Source: “‘Idiocracy’ is a disturbingly prescient reflection of our current reality, not because nobody knows anything but because everybody thinks somebody does." ~ Jared Bauer

Bauer's Rule of Idiocracy arises in part from characteristics discussed in Erich Fromm’s “Escape From Freedom,” including a desire to defer to a trusted figure to escape the burden of having to puzzle out matters for which one is ill-equipped, the learning curve is steep, or information is at best incomplete.

by WhatwasIsaying January 25, 2025

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I said idiocracy was already here. A lot of that has been bastardized or deliberately reappropriated by people who are literally mentally retarded and THINK THE SUN IS MADE OF FIRE. Seriously, everything is stupid here.

Hym "Yeah, I mean... You see how fucking stupid it is, right? The EVERYTHING? You see the solipsistic narcissism thing I'm talking about right? Ally sees it. Every time I hear on of Jordan's (or even his political opponents) little catchphrases all I hear is 'Brondo has the electrolytes planets crave!' How does the idiocracy analogy in anyway apply to anyone in the upper strata of society? And don't look at me! It's not my fault I'm so brilliant and compelling! How was I supposed to know this was going to catch on?"

by Hym Iam April 6, 2023

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